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overbuild

[ oh-ver-bild ]

verb (used with object)

, o·ver·built, o·ver·build·ing.
  1. to erect too many buildings in (an area).
  2. to cover or surmount with a building or structure.
  3. to build (a structure) on too great or elaborate a scale.


verb (used without object)

, o·ver·built, o·ver·build·ing.
  1. to erect too many buildings in an area.

overbuild

/ ˌəʊvəˈbɪld /

verb

  1. to build over or on top of
  2. to erect too many buildings in (an area)
  3. to build too large or elaborately


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Word History and Origins

Origin of overbuild1

First recorded in 1595–1605; over- + build

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